04 May 5 Things To Know About Writing An Offer

Writing an offer after searching for the perfect home consumes the attention of every buyer. The thrill of the hunt kicks in as we scour the internet for a hot new listing. Our senses are on red alert as we drive through a new neighborhood scanning for swing sets, bikes, and kids. We notice parks, commute routes, roofs, siding, backyards, and decks like we have never seen them before. Then we spot it, the perfect house. It’s a race back to the office to put in an offer.

Bam! Reality hits and the thrill of the chase turns into a never-ending string of questions and decisions to make. Your agent starts to pepper you with questions. How much earnest money do you want to put down? What type of financing to use? When do you want to close? Which personal property should we include? Do you want to make the offer contingent upon inspection? And then the big question: how much money do you want to offer on the home?

Knowing these 5 fundamentals will help you make confident decisions and keep your focus on the ultimate goal: buying your new home.

1. Do your homework!

Look through listings online and visit enough homes to gain confidence in your judgment of value. Stay focused on solid features of homes instead of enticing photos. Compare homes based on square footage, locations, updates to mechanical systems and items like bedrooms, baths, and garage space. Look past wall colors, carpet, and other flooring.

2. Know your mortgage type.

Talk to your mortgage officer about loan types until you are comfortable with your level of understanding. Ask your agent or loan officer to help you calculate several scenarios regarding purchase price, down payment and interest rate levels. Keep these examples and refer to them as a good approximation of your house payment.

3. Prepare your initial funds.

Set aside your earnest money. Have the funds available and dedicated to a checking account. There are no minimum requirements. When writing an offer, a common amount of earnest money for homes in the south metro is about 1% of the offer price. Round up to the next $1000 to ensure a slightly stronger offer.

4. Understand value.

Value does not mean the same thing as cheap, especially in home purchases. The entire marketplace is fit with really good values. Some buyers will get a great value because they negotiate many $1000’s off the list price. Others will get their great value when they select a home listed for a nice price and pay close to asking price. The third group of buyers will achieve value by writing an offer on a home which is under-listed. But they may even pay many $1000’s over the asking price. Don’t be afraid to pay the full price, or more, for a listing if you see it’s value. This is where your homework pays off!

5. Be flexible!

Quite often buyers know they may receive a counteroffer from a seller. They’ll even talk about it as they write their offer. A counteroffer comes back from the seller and the buyers’ enthusiasm and interest in the home deflates rapidly. When we write the initial terms of an offer, it seems to take root in our minds and we bond with the numbers. Anticipate a counteroffer. Especially on the terms of price, closing date and financing commitment dates. A counteroffer is good and guarantees you are not overpaying for the home or leaving money on the table.

Searching for a new home is an adventure! The offer process requires focus and detailed decisions. Follow the 5 fundamentals of writing an offer and capture the home of your choice.

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Sheryl Petrashek

Sheryl Petrashek is a Realtor with Re/max Results. She is based in Apple Valley and Sells Real Estate in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Lakeville, Farmington, Prior Lake, Savage and Rosemount MN.

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Spring Lake Park

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Apple Valley

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Farmington

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Minneapolis

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Minneapolis

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Eagan

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Minnetonka

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Burnsville

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Prior Lake

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Apple Valley

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Farmington

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Shakopee

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Eden Prairie

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Farmington

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Burnsville

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Burnsville

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Farmington

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Farmington

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Apple Valley

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Elko New Market

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Chaska

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Farmington

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Lakeville

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Farmington

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Minneapolis

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Minneapolis

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Lakeville

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Minneapolis

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Brooklyn Park

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Burnsville

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Lakeville

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Brian & Sara

Eden Prairie

Very experienced best choice ever! Great advice on getting house ready for sale. She has many maintenance contacts that made fixing up the house fast and easy!

Pam

Burnsville

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Farmington

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Lakeville

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Colorado

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Farmington

Sheryl became my listing agent when a previous agent and I agreed to "part ways" after 3 months. After interviewing 7+ agents, I decided to engage Sheryl and her team in the sale of my home. The data driven process her team employs, the technology driven marketing approach and her knowledge of how the twin cities market was shifting/changing, were the decision points for me to engage Shery (...)

Anne

Farmington

We are a young couple buying our first home. We were a little bit apprehensive because this is one of the biggest purchases we will make in our life and we wanted to have things done right. We have heard of unpleasant stories of people having a hard time finding a good realtor but not with Sheryl. We found a house we really liked and you can easily be blinded by the excitement of purchasing (...)

Richard & Erick

Farmington

This is the second time we've used Sheryl Petrashek to sell our home and help find us a new one. She is simply fantastic in every aspect! She knows the marketplace very well and she gets the job done. She has a great feel for what you want and the amenities you are looking for in your next home. She's very energetic and has a "can do" attitude. Because the selling and buying process is so st (...)

Corey & Krissi

Lakeville

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Jaysin

Apple Valley

Sheryl was a great realtor to work with. She is incredibly knowledgeable about the market and worked with us to promote and sell our home. She is easy to work with and also has a great team working with her. We highly recommend Sheryl to anyone looking to sell their home or her assistance in buying a new home. She definitely takes great care of her clients.

Jeff & Colleen

Burnsville

Well it wasn't easy but we did it! I'm onto my new life in the North Loop and I'm thrilled that we found a wonderful couple to love my Kings Ct home. Thank you for everything.

Helen

Lakeville

This is my fourth transaction with Sheryl Petrashek and her team (one sale, three purchases), and I must say, I've never had a realtor work as hard for me as Sheryl does!! She consistently bends over backwards to meet my needs and makes me feel as if I'm her only client. A special shoutout also to her assistant, Laura, who seamlessly handles the paperwork and communications end of each trans (...)

Jason

Lakeville

We would highly recommend working with Sheryl Petrashek and her team. They have been outstanding to work with throughout the entire process. Their professionalism and integrity to their work is beyond compare.

Greg & Lisa

Lakeville

Sheryl is very knowledgeable about real estate in general and really excels at getting your individual house sold. She was great at identifying exactly the type of buyer that would be looking at our house. From there she told us what updates to make – which ones would really be worth our time and money. She also had recommendations on who could do those updates. Sheryl is an exceptional real (...)

Jessica & Alex

Farmington

I had a great experience with Sheryl and her entire team. She was available for questions anytime I had them and was flexible in scheduling time to view properties. I'd highly recommend her to anyone else I know that is purchasing a home as her knowledge and expertise made my home buying experience fun, exciting and most of all, painless. Aaron, Maple Grove

Aaron

Maple Grove

We connected with Sheryl Petrashek from the start. She deftly guided us through the pricing and preparation decisions that streamlined the process and left us very happy clients. We would not hesitate to recommend Sheryl to a friend for selling or buying a home. The best summary is she does what she says she will do, and conducts herself in a very professional and friendly manner.

Larry & Mary

Apple Valley

We selected Sheryl over two other highly recommended Realtors and she was the perfect fit to sell our home. We had an unusually complicated assignment and the depth of Sheryl’s experience and attention to detail was outstanding. She genuinely cared about our best interests and provided a level service that is beyond what we have found with other Realtors. We would recommend her to anyone con (...)

Tony & Jennifer

Inver Grove Heights

We feel fortunate to have worked with Sheryl Petrshek and her entire team! They spent so much time and energy showing us houses and explaining the process. As first time home buyers we had many questions and Sheryl was always available to answer them and make sure we understood everything. We feel confident that Sheryl's experience, confidence, and skillful presentation is what helped us get (...)

Jon & Molly

Big Lake

This is my second time working with Sheryl Petrashekand her team. She makes the process of buying and selling your home so easy! Always keeps you informed and gives great advice! Very patient with whatever questions or concerns that I had. Made the home selling process a breeze! I will definitely use her again in the future and highly recommend her to anyone who wants to buy or sell their home.

Molly

West St Paul

Sheryl and Bo are amazing to work with, they are both very knowledgeable and explain things thoroughly so as sellers/buyers, we always understood what was going on. They have worked so hard to get our house sold and get us matched with a perfect new home and I recommend them to everyone we know and we will absolutely work with them in the future!

Heather & Mike

Apple Valley

I would like to THANK YOU for working with me to sell my property. Being in a different state, I thought that it might be a bit tough for me to sell my property but you always went that extra mile to ensure that things were taken care of. You gained my trust from fixing minor repairs to working with renters for showings when needed. I appreciate with the service you provided to sell my prope (...)

Pranay

Washington

It was a pleasure working with Sheryl Petrashek in the recent sale of my home. She is so knowledgeable of so many aspects of real estate including markets and home construction. Her people skills and ethics are impeccable. I would highly recommend her as your realtor.

Bonnie & Herman

Lakeville

When my dad died, there were 7 owners (and their spouses) and we were faced with selling our parent’s home. Making the decision who to represent us could have been the start of major disagreement between all of us. We interviewed 4 agents. After Sheryl’s presentation, in a matter of 30 minutes, it was unanimous that her approach and team would the most effective to make the entire process le (...)

Anne

Burnsville

I was very happy with both Sheryl Petrashek and her staff. From the moment we met, Sheryl was honest, responsive, and very knowledgeable. I could not have asked for a better agent and team. Sheryl was able to keep an eye on my home, since I had moved out of the home early on, ensuring temperatures were accurate, home was clean and tidy for showings and when I needed her to, she would meet re (...)

Allen & Regina

Lakeville

I was given Sheryl’s name and information through a family member who had Sheryl as their realtor a few years ago when they bought their first home. When I called Sheryl I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Sheryl and her husband Bo worked together, and that Bo did most of the home showings and she handled the paperwork end of the business. This was something that was extremely valuab (...)

Jaclyn

South St. Paul

We loved working with our Realtor, Sheryl Petrashek, and her team. They were extremely helpful in every step of our house buying process. While visiting potential houses, Sheryl was very knowledgeable about the different houses and communities. The market and housing research that she did prior to our showings saved us a lot of time and made our overall experience more enjoyable. With Sheryl (...)

Noah & Sara

Farmington

I first met Sheryl in 2006 when we sold our first home. She impressed me immediately. She’s knowledgeable, experienced and savvy in real estate. Sheryl calmly explains the process because it can be overwhelming and stressful, at least for me. Her “customer service level” is understanding as she returns calls or emails in a timely manner or her “team” does. My husband and I would give She (...)

Karen & Bruce

Eagan

Sheryl and her team of experts, and I do mean experts, were such a joy to work with. We were transferred out of state and had rented the house out when the market went into decline. It was a nightmare. We were recommended by a friend and could not have asked for a better experience! She kept us informed every step of the way. Our house sold when she was out of the country and she and her tea (...)

Charles & Madeline

Eagan

This was our second time working with Sheryl Petrashek. She first helped us with the process of building a home and then she helped us sell it a few years later due to us deciding to move closer to family. Sheryl always took the time to promptly communicate with us whenever we had questions or needed an answer for something. She always stayed on top of the latest market trends and was always (...)

Katie & Drew

Lakeville

Sheryl is very knowledgable. Keeps up with market trends and advises you accordingly. Easy to work with. Does a great job working with you to get your house ready to place on market. Answers phone calls promptly and calls you on the progress of the sale

Linda

Rosemount

I would highly recommend Sheryl. She originally helped us find our first home back in 2012. We thought she was so terrific that we decided to use her again to sell our current home and find us our next home. She goes way above and beyond what any other realtor would do. She always responded back immediately to any questions we had, filled us in on everything and made sure we understood the n (...)

Kelli & Tyler

Lakeville

The Petrashek Team was great. Very organized and excellent about keeping us informed. This was the first opportunity to work with Bo and he too was spot on about his recommendations. He gave us sound advise on different aspects of each property we chose to review. When we put our house on the market, Sheryl was excellent at what we should ask and what we should expect to receive. She was rig (...)

Rebecca & Alan

Woodbury

During the past six months we sold two homes and purchased a new home with Sheryl's help. She provided prompt objective feedback at every step allowing us to achieve our goals and feel good about each transaction. Sheryl operates with great integrity. You never need to question whether she has your best interest in mind. We strongly recommend Sheryl for your realtor needs as she will supp (...)

Chris & Jessie

Maple Grove

Sheryl Petrashek was great throughout the process. Her marketing strategy along with her many years of experience is what sold us. Once we began working with her she was very responsive and we especially appreciated her attention to detail while looking over the offers and walking us through each one. I would definitely recommend Sheryl and her team to others.

J & Stacy

Rosemount

First off I'd just like to address that when you hire Sheryl Petrashek, its not just her your getting. Its her, her husband and their awesome team. In todays competitive market, it was a REAL eye opener seeing the importance of having a FULL TIME Realtor vs. the part time weekend warrior who does real estate as a side job. Sheryl's experience and guidance, with out a doubt, got us into the h (...)

Eric & Amy

Cottage Grove

Sheryl and Bo went above and beyond expectation with ideas, personal attention and services for enhancing my buying experience on both the buying and selling side of the equation. They were organized, professional and set expectations that ultimately proved

Mike

Apple Valley

Sheryl is a highly dedicated professional with a vast amount of knowledge and expertise. She is extremely diligent, prompt & responsive. Throughout the entire process of selling our home even though we were living out of town, we have been kept informed. She ensured that our property was checked on. She went the extra mile to ensure that packages that had been inadvertently sent to our home (...)

Mickey & Mickela

Elko New Market

Wow, we are so fortunate to have listed and sold with Sheryl Petrashek...best team ever! Sheryl took the time to explain processes and how things work in today's market. Gave us honest answers and was wonderful with keeping us informed throughout the process. We would highly recommend working with Sheryl and her team.

Kim & Traci

Farmington

My fiancé and I had a great experience working with Sheryl! We started out looking at used houses in the Apple Valley, Eagan, Lakeville area and eventually settled on purchasing a new house in Lakeville. Her wide breadth of knowledge for both used and new houses really helped us feel comfortable in the decisions that we were making. She was always available for questions and was exceptionall (...)

Anthony & Kate

Lakeville

I had a wonderful experience with Sheryl. We are first time homebuyers and she and her husband Bo helped us through the whole process. I would highly recommend Sheryl to anybody who is looking for the best of the best!

Willie & Tiffaney

Farmington

I recently worked with Sheryl Petrashek to sell my father's townhome after he moved to a nursing home. I live an hour and a half from the property so I was unable to swing by conveniently. Sheryl was fantastic throughout the entire process and even kept an eye on the property to include scheduling needed repairs so that I didn't need to be there often. This entire situation was far from an e (...)

Craig

Burnsville

This is my second time using Sheryl Petrashek for a sale. I really trust her expertise and experience. She is very organized and knows a lot about pricing and how to buy/sell a home. I have recommended her to friends in the past and will do so again.

Lori

St Louis Park

Sheryl Petrashek is a fantastic realtor! I have bought and sold several homes thru Sheryl for quite a few years and know that she does an exceptional job and goes above and beyond what any realtor would do. I recently once again listed my home thru Sheryl and as I knew from before she would be there and help thru every step of the process. Sheryl is not only a great listener and will help yo (...)

Char

Rosemount

We were so fortunate to use Sheryl Petrashek and her entire real estate team. My wife and I were thoroughly impressed with Sheryl and her team every step of the process. She pointed out weaknesses and strengths in every house and did a fabulous job locating potential homes, from new to old.

Her work ethic and determination are inspiring. We always felt she had our interests in mind and t (...)

Glen & Jaclyn

Lakeville

Sheryl Petrashek was an amazing find! She took me through the buying process of my first investment property! She did this with the upmost class, integrity and professionalism. She was well informed on any and all areas of concern, and if there was something she wasn't supremely sure of, she did her research and had an answer to me usually within a few hours, and always before the end of the (...)

Dave

Rosemount

What I really love about her is that she is so patient. We took my four month old baby and she actually looked after the baby until we looked around the houses. She explained the positives and negatives of each house. She is very honest and very open. We found our home within a month and we are extremely happy at our new place. It is everything we looked for and the best part is it is within (...)

Ruwanti

Burnsville

Sheryl did a great job selling our home, took only 14 days to get a purchase agreement. Communicated excellently between buyer and seller. She's very experienced and has seen it all. Highly recommend Sheryl, AAA+.

Steve

Burnsville

We are very happy we chose to work with Sheryl Petrashek and her team to sell our home in Burnsville. Sheryl and her assistant, Amy, are very professional. All our questions were answered quickly in a way that was easy to understand. Sheryl sent in a professional to help us stage our home to look the best that it could for showings. She hired a professional photographer to take lots of amazi (...)

Bob & Daphne

Burnsville

Sheryl is an awesome realtor to work with. After having bad experience with another agent we were skeptical to trust any, but she made us feel so comfortable and relaxed and we were forced to trust her and her judgments. Best quality about her is she is very proactive, in her absence assistant AMY does great job of keeping us up to date !!! Overall I will rate her 8 on 5 🙂

Sushma & Arvind

Apple Valley

Working with Sheryl has been great. She's extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of the buying and selling process and is able to give expert advice. She and her staff are very organized and do a wonderful job of keeping us informed of all the moving parts. We appreciate the work of Sheryl and all the others who have helped us with this process.

Matt & Amy

Farmington

I could not have been more impressed with Sheryl (and also her husband Bo). This duo was super helpful, not only with their knowledge of the area, schools, and neighborhoods; but also with being able to understand our taste and lead us to the perfect home and community! They are by far the best experience we have had with a realtor. They were patient, responsive, always flexible and availabl (...)

Aaron & Melissa

Northfield

I have had the best experience with Sheryl buying my house. It’s a very exciting time and also a big decision of my life, but she made it sound really fun and simple to me, always gave me feedback on things that made so much sense and made it so easy for me to make my decision. Very knowledgeable, pleasant individual to work with and I am so grateful. Thanks Sheryl.

Chathu

Shakopee

Sheryl Petrashek & her team were a great support through our downsizing this last year. From the beginning Sheryl listened and made wonderful suggestions to what updating was needed to get our house ready to sell. Her expert knowledge with the market analysis and explaining to us in layman terms so we could understand was much appreciated. She never pushed us to sell sooner than we were read (...)

Gail & Carl

Lakeville

Sheryl is an excellent agent who supports her clients from start to finish. Her knowledge in the market is phenomenal and she gets houses sold. My experience with Sheryl has been such a relief to know that she is always looking out for you and doing what she can to make the selling process less stressful. I have had Sheryl help sell 2 houses now and she is on the top of my recommendation li (...)

Bud & Joan

Burnsville

Sheryl has an amazing personality. She is always so happy and friendly. We really enjoyed working with her. When we went to meet her the first time we had no clue about the type of a house we wanted. We just said we want to buy a house. Then she explained to us that there are different styles of houses. She also showed us a map that covered all the areas we were interested in and the price r (...)

Eranda & Ruwanti

Shakopee

After accepting a promotional opportunity in another state, I had no choice but to put my house on the market during the late fall which was by no means ideal. With very few people looking to buy during that time, you can imagine my angst. Sheryl however kept us very informed along the way telling not to panic and gave me great advice on when I should slightly drop the price a bit or when (...)

Tammie

Eagan

Sheryl Petrashek is a top notch Real Estate Agent! She made the entire selling process go very smoothly and when things didn't make sense Sheryl was always there to explain and she made me feel very comfortable through the process. She knows the business very well! I will be recommending Sheryl to friends and family!

Kris

Apple Valley

This is my second time working with Sheryl and she was every bit as thorough and knowledgable as she was when I worked with her the first time in 2006. It’s clear she really knows the process and had everything covered before anything ever occurred to me to ask her about. I’ll definitely look her up the next time I need anything handled in the realm of real estate, and certainly I’ll refer p (...)

Dan

Farmington

Highly recommend Sheryl Petrashek as a realtor. Last summer she sold our house quickly and for the past 9 months has been invaluable to us (and patient) as we were looking for our next home. Her knowledge of the market, house construction, and overall expertise is 2nd to none. We couldn't have found a better realtor or person to work with us this past year.

Todd & Gina

Minneapolis

Sheryl is a great realtor. She had great resources and go to people for project work. I appreciate her marketing approach. Her website was great. The photos of the house were done nicely. She was willing to help us with anything we need and explained the sales process well.

Beth

Apple Valley

Sheryl was such a joy to work with when selling our first home! She made the process very smooth and my husband and I knew we could trust her with every detail. She was upfront and honest so we had very real expectations when listing our home. She exceeds the competitors in marketing and knowledge of the market. We always knew Sheryl was on our side and in every situation she represented (...)

Amy

Apple Valley

I have bought and sold three houses in Dakota County since 1992. I have never had such a great experience with an agent. The whole process from first interview, to closing was absolutely smooth and easy for me, because of Sheryl Petrashek and her staff. They never failed to keep me up on progress, and reassured me when I got nervous!

Phyllis

Apple Valley

We worked with Sheryl this summer to sell our house. She was wonderful and easy to work with through the whole process. We relocated out of state and had a quick closing date and Sheryl did a great job of managing the home sale despite the tight schedule and us being out of state. We never felt uncomfortable with how the home sale was going. She in particular went above and beyond to help us (...)

Jarrod & Elizabeth

Farmington

My husband and I just sold a home in Lakeville through Sheryl Petrashek and her team. I have to say I could not have been more pleased! It was so refreshing to work with a realtor who is not only down to earth and personable, but also one who possesses the technical know how, drive, and passion needed to create results. We also appreciated Sheryl's attention to detail and fact-based recommen (...)

Jerry & Jodi

Lakeville

Sheryl Petrashek and her team could not be more professional. It was our families first time buying a home and we definitely felt very confident she was going to get us the best possible deal. She was always easy to reach and responded to any questions we had immediately. Having her expertise on our side made the process that much easier. I would recommend Sheryl to anyone who needs expert a (...)

Drew & Kirsten

Apple Valley

We went thru much effort to find a realtor that provided a real value added to the process. The recommendation from Greg Bjorkland led to us interviewing you. We were very impressed by the type and degree of analysis done to determine the market for our home; for the multiple channels to the marketplace that you used; your team approach that covered all the time sensitive bases needed to get (...)